Yes Minister Sir Humphrey Quotes & Sayings

I think everybody I've seen has come from some other therapy, and almost invariably, it's very much the same thing: the therapist is too disinterested, a little too aloof, a little too inactive. They're not really interested in the person; he doesn't relate to the person. — Irvin D. Yalom

["The Sun Also Rises" is about] bullfighting, bullslinging and bullsh[*]t. — Zelda Fitzgerald

When telling a story about how wasted you were last night, stop. — Demetri Martin

And you can't know it, because to know it is to be it, and to be it is to not be you. — Patrick Bryant

I just don't eat too much. That's never been my problem. — Gary Cole

We were reckless with the implications — Jeffrey Eugenides

Zui-Gan called out to himself every way, "Master."
Then he answered himself, "Yes, sir."
And then he added, "Become sober."
Again he answered, "Yes, sir."
"And after that," he continued, "do not be deceived by others."
"Yes, sir; yes, sir," he replied. -Mu-Mon-Kwan. — J.D. Salinger

I am one of those people who can't help getting a kick out of life - even when it's a kick in the teeth. — Polly Adler

Physiological psychology is, therefore, first of all psychology. — Wilhelm Wundt

It is not unnatural nor should it overly concern you that you feel the need for a change. The mistake most people make when they begin to feel this way is to ignore the voice that is telling them to stop and listen. — Bob Buford

Think of it this way: There are two kinds of failure. The first comes from never trying out your ideas because you are afraid, or because you are waiting for the perfect time. This kind of failure you can never learn from, and such timidity will destroy you. The second kind comes from a bold and venturesome spirit. If you fail in this way, the hit that you take to your reputation is greatly outweighed by what you learn. Repeated failure will toughen your spirit and show you with absolute clarity how things must be done. — Robert Greene

Man can certainly keep on lying ... but he cannot make truth falsehood. He can certainly rebel ... but he can accomplish nothing which abolishes the choice of God. — Karl Barth

What's up with this sudden obsession with Jakes physique? He shoots me a look that asks: Is he measuring me for a coffin? — Huntley Fitzpatrick

This [worldly life] is a huge entanglement; every sub-atomic particle of it is an entanglement and it is impossible to break free from it. Which is why the Lord has said, 'If you encounter a Gnani Purush [the enlightened one], remain with Him'. — Dada Bhagwan

He realized at last that the arguments of pessimism were powerless to comfort him — Joris-Karl Huysmans